Arch Linux

~slice

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From: Arizona

Registered: 2007-10-31

Posts: 58

init not found!

Hi I just installed arch for the first time and it went just as I expected. It don't work. No problem though this is the reason I want to use arch. So I installed the base system and when I reboot I get this

:: Initramfs Completed - control passing to kinit
IP-Config: no devices to configure
Waiting 0 s before mounting root device...
kinit: Cannot open root device sda7(8,7)
kinit: init not found!
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!

I think I got all that right had to copy it of my other screen. I have my hdd set up like this

Sda1 /boot (for ubuntu)
Sda2 /root (for ubuntu)
Sda3 extended (sda5-8)
Sda5 /home (for ubuntu and arch)
Sda6 /swap (for ubuntu and arch)
Sda7 /root (for arch)
Sda8 /boot (for arch)

Is it a problem to have the boot in an extended partition? thanks for any help.

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kumico

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Registered: 2007-09-28

Posts: 224

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Re: init not found!

no there are no issues booting from extended partitions...
at the boot prompt, boot from the fallback image this should work ,, then when you boot regenerate the image mkinitcpio -g /boot/kernel26[patchset].img

~slice

Member

From: Arizona

Registered: 2007-10-31

Posts: 58

Re: init not found!

Great thanks kumico, worked like a charm. If you don't mind could you explain what the problem was and how mkinitcpio -g /boot/kernel26[patchset].img fixed it. Again thanks.

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There are 10 types of peaple in the world. Those who know binary and those that don't.